GACE Paraprofessional

Read the passage: "The school garden gives students a place to observe plant growth, measure rainfall, and write notes about changes they see each week." What is the main idea?

• AA school garden can support several kinds of classroom learning.
• BStudents should water plants every week.
• CRainfall is the most important part of gardening.
• DWriting notes is harder than measuring rainfall.

A paragraph explains that a character missed the bus, walked three blocks in the rain, and arrived at school with wet shoes. Which detail best supports the idea that the morning was difficult?

• AThe character went to school.
• BThe character arrived in the morning.
• CThe character walked three blocks in the rain.
• DThe character wore shoes.

In the sentence "The hallway was chaotic after the assembly; students talked loudly and moved in every direction," what does chaotic most nearly mean?

• AQuiet
• BOrderly
• CConfusing and busy
• DEmpty

Which statement is an opinion rather than a fact?

• AThe library opens at 8:00 a.m.
• BThe book has 12 chapters.
• CThe new library chairs are the most comfortable in the school.
• DStudents may borrow two books at a time.

A student reads: "First, mix the soil. Next, place each seed one inch deep. Finally, water the tray gently." What text organization is used?

• ACompare and contrast
• BCause and effect
• CSequence
• DProblem and solution

A class chart shows that Room 101 collected 36 cans, Room 102 collected 48 cans, Room 103 collected 29 cans, and Room 104 collected 48 cans. Which statement is supported?

• ARoom 103 collected the most cans.
• BRooms 102 and 104 collected the same number of cans.
• CRoom 101 collected fewer cans than Room 103.
• DAll rooms collected more than 40 cans.

A paraprofessional asks a student to look at the title, headings, and pictures before reading a chapter. Which reading strategy is being supported?

• AProofreading for spelling errors
• BPreviewing and predicting
• CCalculating the average
• DAlphabetizing vocabulary words

Which pair of words are antonyms?

• ALarge and huge
• BBegin and start
• CCareful and careless
• DFast and quick

A student has trouble reading the word unhappy. Which explanation best uses word parts?

• AThe prefix un- means not, so unhappy means not happy.
• BThe word has three syllables, so it means very happy.
• CThe ending -y means past tense.
• DThe word should be skipped because it is long.

A student needs to find guide words, pronunciation, and meanings for an unfamiliar word. Which reference tool should the paraprofessional help the student use?

• ADictionary
• BAtlas
• CTimeline
• DMultiplication table

A passage says that a playground is closed because workers are replacing broken equipment. Which cause-and-effect relationship is stated?

• AThe playground is closed because equipment is being replaced.
• BWorkers are replacing equipment because students stopped playing.
• CThe playground is new because it is closed.
• DBroken equipment was caused by the closure.

Read the sentence: "Maya packed an umbrella after seeing dark clouds gather over the soccer field." Which inference is best supported?

• AMaya dislikes soccer.
• BMaya expects it may rain.
• CMaya forgot her backpack.
• DMaya is going home early.

A student reads a paragraph but cannot explain why the author included a chart. Which prompt would best help the student connect the chart to the text?

• AWhat color is the chart?
• BWhich sentence in the paragraph gives the same information as the chart?
• CCan you copy the chart title three times?
• DWould you rather read a story?

Which sentence most clearly signals a compare-and-contrast structure?

• ABecause the pipes froze, the school opened late.
• BUnlike frogs, toads usually have drier, bumpier skin.
• CFirst, rinse the beaker with clean water.
• DThe solution was to add another bus route.

A student says the main idea of a passage about recycling is "cans." The passage also discusses paper, plastic, and reducing waste. What should the paraprofessional say?

• AThat answer is too broad; choose one detail.
• BThat answer is too narrow; include the whole passage's focus.
• CThat answer is correct because cans are mentioned once.
• DMain ideas should always be one word.

A student reads the word transportation and identifies trans- as across, port as carry, and -ation as a noun ending. What strategy is the student using?

• AMorphemic analysis
• BAlphabetizing
• CSkimming
• DFact checking

Which question best checks a student's literal comprehension of a short passage?

• AWhat happened first in the passage?
• BWhat might happen next year?
• CDo you agree with the author?
• DHow would the story change in another setting?

A student reads fluently aloud but answers inference questions incorrectly. Which support is most appropriate?

• AHave the student read only easier words in isolation.
• BModel combining text evidence with background knowledge to explain an answer.
• CStop asking questions because the student reads fluently.
• DAsk the student to copy the passage.

Which word would come first in alphabetical order?

• APlanet
• BPlant
• CPlate
• DPlain

A student reads: "The committee postponed the vote; in other words, it delayed the decision until next week." Which context clue helps define postponed?

• AA synonym or restatement
• BAn antonym clue
• CA punctuation error
• DA graph label

A student chooses an answer about an author's purpose because it mentions a detail from the passage. What should the paraprofessional remind the student to consider?

• AWhether the answer explains why the author wrote the whole passage
• BWhether the answer is the longest option
• CWhether the answer uses a word from the title
• DWhether the answer is a personal opinion

A table lists weekly minutes read: Week 1, 80; Week 2, 95; Week 3, 110; Week 4, 130. What trend does the table show?

• AMinutes read decreased each week.
• BMinutes read stayed the same.
• CMinutes read increased each week.
• DWeek 2 had the highest total.

A student reads the sentence "The desert was a furnace at noon." What figurative language is used?

• AMetaphor
• BDictionary definition
• CAlphabetical order
• DChronological sequence

Which activity best supports a beginning reader who is learning short vowel sounds?

• ASorting words such as cat, map, sit, and pin by vowel sound
• BWriting a five-paragraph essay about pets
• CMemorizing state capitals silently
• DSolving two-step equations